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West end of Phoenix Row in Amherst
View shows west side of Phoenix Row with trees growing along the street.
Phoenix Row in Amherst from the Town Common
View of Cook's Block through elm trees on the Town Common. Horses and wagons line the street.
West end of Phoenix Row in Amherst
View of Phoenix Row with Cook's Block in the foreground. Horses and carriages are parked in front of Henry Adams Drugs and Medicines. There is an Aetna sign visible outside the building on the second floor.
Phoenix Row in Amherst
View of Cook's Block with horses, carriages, and wagons lining the street, and the trees lacking foliage. Visible business signs include Henry Adams, Drugs and Medicines, Aetna, Holland and Son, and H. H. Morgan.
Phoenix Row in Amherst after a fire
View of Cook's Block on the west end of Phoenix Row with part of the roof burned off after the fire of April 4, 1881. A few trees in front of the block are coated with ice. The Amherst Record (April 6, 1881) states, "The cold was severe with the…
Phoenix Row in Amherst after a fire
View of Cook's Block on the west end of Phoenix Row with part of the roof burned off after the fire of April 4, 1881. A few trees in front of the block are coated with ice. The Amherst Record (April 6, 1881) states, "The cold was severe with the…
Middle blocks of Phoenix Row in Amherst
View of the Kellogg Block and the Marsh Block with part of the American House Block visible on the right and the A. F. Cowles & Co. shop on the left. There are men sitting in some of the windows of the Kellogg Block.
Middle blocks of Phoenix Row in Amherst
View of the Kellogg Block and the Marsh Block with men standing on the roof (probably an Amherst College fraternity).
Boston Springfield Dispatch vehicle
View of a Knox truck belonging to Egbert E. Perry loaded with trunks. The Knox truck was built in Springfield and was a gas-powered, two-cylinder vehicle. Egbert E. Perry was in the trucking business from 1899 to 1928. There are men and boys standing…
View north on North Pleasant Street in Amherst
Stately elms without foliage line the dirt street. There are houses on the left and a horse and wagon parked in front of the shop of Lee and Phillips. Frederick H. Hitchcock writes, in The Handbook of Amherst, "That portion of Pleasant Street which…
Lewis J. Spear Blacksmith shop in Amherst
View of the Lewis J. Spear Blacksmith shop on North Pleasant Street with employees and horses.
Businesses on North Pleasant Street in Amherst
Dickinson Block on the southeast corner of North Pleasant Street in the area where Antonio's Pizza is now located. Businesses visible, from right to left, are: C. H. Sanderson & Co, clothiers, The Grange Store, S. A. Phillips, a meat market, and a…
View north from the center of North Pleasant Street in Amherst
View showing businesses and houses on both sides of the street. a horse-drawn wagon is parked on the street and the business of Lee and Phillips is visible on the right. Written on the bottom of the photograph, "view of residence of Lewis J. Spear…
Chase's Block in Amherst
View of Chase's Block on the corner of Amity and North Pleasant Streets. The view includes a parked wagon with a picnic basket beside it, and a baby carriage on the porch in front of the tailoring shop of Henry O. Pease. Other shops in the building…
Frank P. Wood's Hotel in Amherst
This building was located on the corner of Amity and North Pleasant Streets. It was previously owned by William F. Gunn and named Gunn's Hotel. There are two women standing, and several men seated, on the veranda. Wood's livery stable is shown to the…